You have great taste and I favoured this harpsichord from the first moment I heard it from your video. Werckmeister III has always been my favourite tuning for Bach, even a few Chopin pieces. In my opinion Couperin's work generally sounds more ‘romantic’ in modern A=440, and this is a good performance that brings a new sensibility to the piece, which I really enjoyed.
Have you tried meantone tunings like Aaron, 1/6 meantone (said to be the favourite tuning of Chopin's personal tuner) or modified meantone like Rameau?
I've tried 1/6 meantone and Temperament Ordinaire so far, as well as a few Well Temperaments like Neidhardt and Kirnberger. I would have gone with meantone for the Couperin, but probably would have had to tune it to B-flat, I think, as otherwise those A-flats towards the end really stuck out. Anyway I ran out of time, so I left it in Werckmeister III, especially because I was playing Bach on it a couple weeks earlier.
@@TheJoe13088 Fair enough. Thanks for telling me that. I'm willing to offer unconditional help or creative ideas if you need. It's really hard to find people trying to use well temperament on modern pianos anymore, except on harpsichords.
@@Moja_Ballada Thank you - I'm very grateful for your support and insightful comments. I have a lot to learn. The main difficulty is having to persuade people to "let" me tune the piano to Well Temperament whenever I travel to perform, as often they have no idea what I am talking about, and automatically resist anything that seems unorthodox.
I deeply understand and feel the same way you do. The only difference is that I am an international student and that makes it more difficult. People around me always think I'm an "old fart" and I have to experiment with my upright piano in my home in my home country during holidays. Anyway, it's my pleasure to share my feelings with you.
